SANTER, JACQUES

(Jean Jacques Santer)zhäN zhäk säNtĕrˈ, 1937–, Luxembourg political leader and European statesman. A lawyer and economist, he entered politics as a member of the Christian Social party in 1965 and later held several ministerial posts, notably finance minister (1979–84). Santer became Luxembourg's prime minister in 1984 and served until 1995, when he became president of the European Commission, the European Union's executive body. He and the rest of the commissioners resigned in 1999 as a result of financial scandals involving the European Commission.

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1.
Jacques Delors: A Political Biography
Book by Helen Drake; Routledge, 2000
Subjects: Delors, Jacques, European Commission
...news and analysis of his successors appointments Jacques Santer in 1994; Romano Prodi in 1999 received far more media...or the normal and ultimately failed leadership of a Jacques Santer 1995-9 , or a Gaston Thorn. Legitimacy, of course...
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Institutional Challenges in the European Union
Book by Madeleine O. Hosil, Adrian M. A.Van Deemen, Mika Widgrén; Routledge, 2002
Subjects: European Union, European Union Countries--Economic Policy, European Union Countries--Politics And Government
...participating in the selection of Jacques Santer 36...Against this backdrop in 1995, Jacques Santer, then Commission President, initiated...introduced by Commission President Jacques Santer after his appointment in 1995...
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Europe since 1945: An Encyclopedia - Vol. 2
Book by Bernard A. Cook; Garland, 2001
Subjects: Europe--Civilization--1945- Encyclopedias, Europe--History--1945---Encyclopedias, European Cooperation--Encyclopedias, Political Leadership--Europe--Encyclopedias, Politicians--Europe--Encyclopedias, Statesmen--Europe--Encyclopedias
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European Integration, 1950-2003: Superstate or New Market Economy?
Book by John Gillingham; Cambridge University Press, 2003
Subjects: Europe--Economic Conditions--1945-, Europe--Economic Integration, European Economic Community--History
...Resistance in 1980s Europe 152 The United States and Globalization: Challenges to Europe 152 Monsieur Jacques Delors Meets Europe 157 Chapter 8 Mrs. Thatcher, Europe, and the Reform of Britain 164 Mrs...
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European Integration after Amsterdam: Institutional Dynamics and Prospects for Democracy
Book by Karlheinz Neunreither, Antje Wiener; Oxford University Press, 2000
Subjects: European Union
...Parliament group line-up for or against Jacques Santer (20 July 1994) 106 Table...example, the Commission President, Jacques Santer, was forced to take the BSE (bovine...the Luxembourg Prime Minister, Jacques Santer, was chosen to chair the college...
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journal articles on: Santer Jacques  - 20 results

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EU AGENDA Beware the Ides of March
Journal article by Martin Holland; New Zealand International Review, Vol. 24, 1999
Subjects: Employee resignations--European Union, European Union. European Commission--Officials and employees, European Union. European Parliament--Management, International relations--Europe
...Commission headed by President Jacques Santer) and one of `favouritism...in 1995 the choice of Jacques Santer as European Commission...British believed that Santer was `a pair of safe hands...agenda of his predecessor, Jacques Delors. The appointment...
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The European Systems of Central Banks: Quo Vadis?
Journal article by Patrick Deller; Houston Journal of International Law, Vol. 21, 1999
Subjects: Central banks--Laws, regulations, etc., European Monetary Union--Management
...on by then Commission President Jacques Santer and then Euro Commissioner Yves-Thibault...Spending; Finance Ministers Balk at Santers Demand for Reduced Deficits, INTL...support of the French President, Jacques Chirac. See Robert Graham, French...
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La Presidence Francaise Du Conseil De L'union Europeenne
Journal article by Michel Gueldry; French Politics, Culture and Society, Vol. 19, 2001
Subjects: France--Political aspects, International relations--Analysis
...Fischer (12 mai 2000) et de Jacques Chirac (27 juin 2000) qui embrasserent...collective de la Commission Santer en mars 1999 demontrerent le...sociale (1985), inspire par Jacques Delors (et Francois Mitterrand...dEtats-nations >> desiree par Jacques Delors et Lionel Jospin (par...
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8 Culture, Evil, and Horror
Journal article by Paul Santilli; The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol. 66, 2007
Subjects: Civilization, Modern--Analysis, Evil--Analysis, Modern culture--Analysis
...Slavoj Zizek, Julia Kristeva, Jacques Derrida, and Niels Logstrup...Political Theology, with Eric Santer and Kenneth Reinhard. Chicago...Levinas, 1989, 34. (25.) Jacques Rolland, "Getting Out of Being...Political Theology, with Eric Santer and Kenneth Reinhard (Chicago...
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"Concentric Circles" at the Periphery of the European Union
Journal article by Karis Muller; The Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol. 46, 2000
Subjects: European Union--Research, Imperialism--Political aspects, Military policy--European Union, Treaty of Rome, 1957
...Accordingly Commission President Santer confirmed in the European Parliament...September 1998. (23) General Jacques Allard, "LOtan et lAfrique du nord...29) Statement of President Jacques Santer at the European Parliament on French...
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magazine articles on: Santer Jacques  - 22 results

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A New Era for Transatlantic Relations
Magazine article; Presidents & Prime Ministers, Vol. 5, January 1996
Subjects: Clinton, Bill--Addresses, essays, lectures, European Union. Council of Ministers of the European Union--Relations with the United States, European Union. European Commission--Relations with the United States, Gonzalez, Felipe--Addresses, essays, lectures, International cooperation--Planning, Santer, Jacques--Addresses, essays, lectures, United States--Relations with European Union
...President of the European Commission, Jacques Santer; and President Bill Clinton of...President of the European Commission, Jacques Santer. Presidents, ladies and gentlemen...drug traffickers. As President Santer says they should have no place...
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Maastricht Again
Magazine article by Leo Muray; Contemporary Review, Vol. 265, October 1994
Subjects: European Union--Politics and government, Treaty on European Union, 1992
...THE circumstances in which Jacques Santer, Premier of Luxembourg, was appointed...years and can be reselected as Jacques Delors was whose tenth year ends...ironically, be there when Mr. Santer faces his second test. Mr. Santers...
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The Faceless Ones Are in a Flap
Magazine article by Stephen Bates; New Statesman, Vol. 129, March 12, 1999
Subjects: Brussels, Belgium--Politics and government, Political corruption--Belgium
...launch of the single currency, Jacques Santers Commission has fallen apart...product of farce and incompetence. Santer, the rubicund former Luxembourg...reports of corruption and nepotism. Santer usually walks round with a faintly...
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Economy & Finance: News Briefs
Magazine article; Presidents & Prime Ministers, Vol. 7, September 1998
...developments and made a first assessment potential impact on the European economy. The European Commission President Jacques Santer said, "We are worried by the evolution of the political, financial, and economic situation in We ask all parties concerned...
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Dateline Berlin: Germany's New Vision
Magazine article by W.R. Smyser; Foreign Policy, Winter 1994
Subjects: Balance of power--Germany, German reunification question (1949-1990)--International aspects, Germany--Foreign relations, International relations--Germany
...Lubbers had opposed German unification. Kohl then hand-picked Luxembourgs prime minister, Jacques Santer, to succeed Delors and won EU approval for Santer. Kohl also framed the terms on which Russia was associated with NATO and the EU. Germany...
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Jacques Turns His Back on Our Beef; Santer Calls for Computer Tag Scheme
Newspaper article by Jamie Macaskill, Steve Smith; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), September 19, 1997
Subjects: Santer, Jacques
Jacques Turns His Back on Our Beef; Santer Calls for Computer Tag Scheme...Steve Smith Euro-chief Jacques Santer yesterday snubbed Scotlands best...on our beef will stay. Stubborn Santer, in Scotland for the day, refused...
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You Must Surrender-Santer
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 12, 1996
Subjects: Santer, Jacques
...British sovereignty to Brussels, Jacques Santer warned John Major yesterday...Brussels were wrong, he said. M Santer went on: `None of our member states...for a clash with French President Jacques Chirac at the Dublin summit...
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Santer Claws Major in Euro War
Newspaper article by David Bradshaw; The Mirror (London, England), May 30, 1996
Subjects: Major, John, Santer, Jacques
...in Europe. Commission President Jacques Santer angrily attacked the Premiers conduct...deplorable" hostage- taking. Mr Santer, who has been pressing for the lifting...The unprecedented outburst from Mr Santer reveals the PM has lost the support...
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Santer on the March
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 11, 1996
Subjects: Santer, Jacques
...right to send soldiers into battle, Jacques Santer said last night. It currently...to the Commission President. M Santer, delivering a keynote speech in...missing in the EU structures. M Santer also called for EU governments to...
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Ban on British Beef Exports Could Last Years, Says Santer
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 31, 1996
Subjects: Santer, Jacques
...lifted by November was shattered by Jacques Santer yesterday. The European Commission...but one must be a realist. Mr Santer accepted that the `mad cow crisis...spokesman Elliot Morley said Mr Santers remarks proved his partys worst...
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encyclopedia articles on: Santer Jacques  - 5 results

 
 
1.
Santer, Jacques
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SANTER, JACQUES (Jean Jacques Santer)zhaN zhak saNter , 1937 , Luxembourg political leader and European statesman. A lawyer and economist, he entered politics as a member of the Christian Social party in 1965 and later held several ministerial...
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European Commission
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...also known as the Maastricht Treaty), both of which provided for a significant expansion of the EUs powers. In 1995, Jacques Santer of Belgium became president of the commission. The entire commission resigned in 1999 amid accusations of financial...
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European Union
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...body, the European Commission (EC), in 1999. In response the ECs executive commission including its president, Jacques Santer , resigned, and a new group of commissioners headed by Romano Prodi was soon installed. In actions taken later...
4.
Michigan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Door, Jr., and D. F. Eschman, Geology of Michigan (1970); A. R. Gilpin, Territory of Michigan, 1805 1887 (1971); R. A. Santer, Michigan: Heart of the Great Lakes (1977); L. M. Sommers, ed., Atlas of Michigan (1977) and et al., Michigan: A Geography...
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Luxembourg , Grand Duchy, W Europe
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...became grand duke. Since 1995, Jean-Claude Juncker, of the Social Christian party, has been premier; he succeeded Jacques Santer , who became head of the European Unions European Commission . A recent problem in Luxembourg has been the increasing...


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